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Re: "to override"

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On 8/4/2013 10:01 AM, Stefan Ram wrote:
>    Is it true that the meanings of »override« and »overwrite«
>    do overlap somewhat?
>


No, not at all.


>    How could the meaning of »override« have developed, since
>    »to ride« actually means something one does with a horse?
>

Over-ride, like what you do to a speed bump with your four-wheel drive 
pickup.

That is you completely cover, obscure, or control something.  Arne 
pointed out "manual override" which was a very good example.  The manual 
override replaces all previous system inputs with manual ones, 
completely covering the inputs with new, manual ones.  A full override.

Over-write means something that is written, like a manuscript.  Like in 
the middle ages when they scraped off old text and replaced it with new 
text to save paper (or parchment).  Literally they wrote on top of the 
old text.

(Note: dashes '-' in override and overwrite just to make it 100% clear 
where I'm breaking the words up.  They are properly written without the 
dash.)

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